Vehicle-wheel rim.



E. C. SHAW. VEHICLE WHEEL RIM. APPLICATION FILED" FEB. 20, 1907.

Patented Dec. 8, 1908.

ATENT OFFICES.

EDWIN COUPLAND SHAW, OF AKRON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO B. GOODRICH COMPANY, OF AKRON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

VEHICLE-WEI] $pecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. s, 1908.

Application filed February 20, 1907. Serial No. 358,461.

I SHAW, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Akron, county of Summit, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Wheel Rims, of which'the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part thereof.

My invention relates to that class of vehicle wheel rims designed for use with tires of resilient materials, and more particularly to rims intended for use with tires adapted to be attached and removed at will. 7

I have describedand claimed in a companion application Serial Number 294,831 filed January 6, 1906 an improved vehicle wheel rim having one tire flange permanently mounted on the channel-iron, an o posing tire flange mounted on a removab e split ring, and means for securing locking engagement between the channel-iron and the removable ring.

The object of the invention described and claimed in the present application is to providea useful modification of the means for securing locking engagement between the channel-iron and the flange-bearing removable ring. I accomplish this object by means of a hooked lug upon the-under-side of one terminal of the split ring, a plain cored lug upon the under-side of the other terminal, a slot in the channel-iron adapted to receive said lugs, anda key ada ted to pass through the cored lug and to loci; it within the slot.

In the drawings Figure 1' is a perspective view showing a section ofa tire and my improved means for securing the tire to the wheel felly. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the tire and rim upon the broken line a: m of Fig. 3

y showing the means for securing the removable flange to the channel-iron. Fig. 3 is a side view of the tire and rim, a portion being broken 'awa to showdetails of the locking .4 5 means. Fl g. 4 is a plan View of a' section of the rim showin the configuration of the slot and in dotted ines the location of the lugs and key. Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing a form in which two of the channel-irons may be conveniently rolled in one operation.

I have shown my device as applied to the rim'of a tire of the clencher type, in which the flanges are curved upwardly and inwardly to grasp and hcid 'beads formed upon the tire easmgbut it-ndll'be-obvion s to those wardly. disposed offset.

foutward mo-rement. drawings a form of channel-iron and retaml skilled in the art that by altering the shape of the tire flanges my device can be adapted for use with tires 'of' any desired form.

Referring to the drawings in Fig. 1, 1 is a wheel felly, the channel-iron 2 being adapted to be secured thereto by riveting or other suitable means. A tire flange 3 is formed upon or permanently fixed to the channel- -iron and is designed to engage one edge of the tire or tire casin At its other edge the channel-iron is inclined somewhat downwardly and terminates in an upwardly projecting flange or.bead 4 adapted to form-a seat for the removable member and to secure it from laterally outward displacement. The form of this ortion of the rim may be. varied considerab y: for example, instead of the inclined portion there may be a down- The essential feature'is that the uppier line .of the retaining flange or bead sha 1 be on a level with or below the surface of the main portion of the channel iron, so that a tire can be applied without stretching. The retaining bead 4 may likewise be'of various forms providing only that it shall form a seat for the de achable. member and secure it from laterally I have shown in the ing meanswhich is desirable on ace cunt of economy of manufacture. Twdsections of rim may be rolledv from a single piece of metal in the shape shown in cross-section in Fig. 5, having two heads or ridges along its central portion." This section may then be split longitudinally along the line between two ridges, and two channel-irons are thus availablef The second tire flange is formed'upon a removable trans'rersely split ring 5 which comprises a tire flange and a base portion adapted to seat upon the extension of the rim and against the retaining bead 4. The form of the base portion is such that 'when the ring is in place the tire flange is in position to retain the tire and opposite'to the flange 3. Upon .the undei sideof the terminals of this ring are thexlii's (Sand 7, the form of which is more clear y shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The

adjoining faces of the lugs are preferably flush with the faces of the split ingterrnrnals, so that when the ends of the'iiing are drawn together, the faces of the ring ends, and of the lugs contact in thesame plane.

The upperportion of the posterior face of the lug 6 is cut back into' a recess having a vertical depth equal to the thickness, of the channel-iron, and the lug is thus formed into ahook for the purpose which will hereinafter appear. The lug 7 is somewhat doc or than the lug 6, and is cored longitudina 1y at a oint which is below the under-surface of the ooked lug when the ring terminals contact in alinement At a convenient oint upon its periphery the portion of the c annel-iron which carries the removable ring is provided with a slot of the proper size and shape to admit the two lugs when in longitudinal aline ment and to conform closely thereto. Ex-

- tending downwardly from the channel-iron a nd adjoining the end of the slot which receives the cored lug is a lug or projection 8, preferably similar in shape to the cored lug, and this lug is likewise cored, the hole registering with the hole inthe lug 7 when the latter is forced ,downward into the slot. A key 9 is prouided, having a shaft fitted to the holes in' the lugs 7 and 8 and preferably having a length such that when the head of the key is forced against the lug 9, the end of the key projects through the lug 7 and seats beneath the lug 6., The portion of this key which projects beyond the lug 7 may be rilled to receip'e a cotter pin or split key 10 for the purpose of retaining the key 9 in position.

'1 he mode of operation of my device is as -follows: To apply a tire the split ring is re- .\moved and the. tire placed upon the rim and made to engage closely with the permanent tire flange 3 about the entire periphery. he lug 6 upon the split ring is thenhooked into the slot and the ring sprung into place about the channel-iron inside the retaining flange or pro ection 4. "l he terminals of the ring are then pulled together, allowing the lug 7 to enter the slot. '1 he key 9 is then forced through the lug 8 and the lug 7, its terminals seating beneath the lug 6, and the cotter pin 10 inserted in the hole provided for it. In this position the tire flange and the tire will be securely locked to the channel-iron. The bead 4 against which the ring 5 seats prevents the latter from laterally outward displacement, thehooked lug 6 engaging in the slot and beneath its edge secures one of the terminals of the ring in position, the key 9 passing through the lug 8 and the-lug 7 secures the second terminal of the ring in position and the cotter pin 10 secures the key 9 against jarring loose.

lfdesired both tire flanges may be made detachable by simply duplicating the split ring and the attaching means, but in practice this is found to be both unnecessary and un- .desirable. Again, the flangebearing removable may be constructed in two or more sections by providing similar locking means at the several joints and with large and heavy structures this may be found adv'isable.

The split ring is proportioned to fit. accurately to its seat on the channel-iron, and it therefore may be found di'llicult in practice to pull the ringterminals into contact and to force the lug 7 into the slot. To facilitate thisoperation I provide the jointed lever 11. shown .in Fig. 1. A pin 12 upon one arm of the lever is inserted int-he hole 13 provided in the split ring near one terminal, and a pin 14 upon the other arm of the lever is inserted in the hole 15 in the ring near its other terminal By means of the handleof the lever'the second ring terminal can be ulled up into place and the lug easily slippe' into the slot in the rim ready to be secured there by the key 9.

Having described my invention what 1 claim is:

1. In a vehicle wheel rim the combination of a channel-iron carrying one tire flange, a removable split ring carryin' a second tire flange, a slot in said channe -iron, a downwardly extending hooked lug upon oneterminal of the split ring, and a downwardly extendin cored lug upon a second terminal of said sp itring, a cored flange extending downwardly from the channel-iron, and a key Ialdapted to pass through said cored lug and an e.

2. In a vehicle wheel rim the combination of a channel-iron carrying one tire flange, a

transversely split ring carryin an opposing tire flange, downwardly extending lugs upon the terminals of said ring, a slot in said channel-iron adapted to receive said lug and means for securing said lugs within the slot comprising a hook upon one lug, a longitudinally disposed hole through the other lug, a downwardly extending lu upon the channel-iron rovided with a hole registering with the hole mthe second lug, and a key adapted to pass throughthe perforated lugs.

3. Means for looking a detachable cross split tire flange to the channel iron of a vehicle wheel rim comprising a hooked lug 6 upon one terminal, a cored lug 7 upon the other terminal, a slot in said channel iron 7 and 8 and to secure the lug 7 within said slot, substantially as described.-

-EDWVIN COUILAND SHAW.

Witnesses:

C. C. Goonwnv, W. K. MEANS. 

